Djibouti asks AU to deploy observers along its disputed border with Eritrea
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Djibouti has asked the African Union to deploy observers along its disputed border with Eritrea after Qatar withdrew its peace-keeping troops two weeks ago, the Djibouti foreign minister said on Monday.
Details of first Putin-Trump meeting not yet settled: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are still discussing the timing of the first face-to-face encounter between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, expected to take place at a G20 summit in Germany later this week, a Kremlin aide said on Monda…
Islamic State cornered in Mosul as Iraq prepares victory celebrations
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters were battling to hold on to the last few streets under their control in the Old City of Mosul on Monday, making a doomed last stand in their former Iraqi stronghold.
Exclusive: Indonesia’s reputation as a model of moderate Islam intact – president
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Monday his country remains a model of moderate Islam, countering critics who point to mass rallies by radical Muslims and the jailing of a Christian politician for blasphemy as evidence its reputation i…
EU urges Myanmar to protect free speech after arrests of journalists
YANGON (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday urged Myanmar to protect journalists from “intimidation, arrest or prosecution” after several cases of reporters running into trouble with the law, including three detained by the army last week.
Trump discusses migration, trade with European leaders ahead of summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump discussed hot-button issues like climate change, trade and migration in calls with German and Italian leaders on Monday, before a summit this week of the G20 leading economies that could expose sharp p…
Tough questions still to tackle before G20 summit, Germany says
BERLIN (Reuters) – There are still many difficult issues to be resolved ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) in Hamburg later this week, a German government spokesman said on Monday.
China says India violates 1890 agreement in border stand-off
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday that India was violating an 1890 border agreement between Britain and China that previous Indian governments have pledged to uphold, and it should be respected to end a “very serious” incursion by India.
Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 in Iraqi displacement camp
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber dressed as a veiled woman killed 14 people and wounded 13 others in a displacement camp west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday, security sources said.
Kurdish militants kill security forces, workers in southeast – officials
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Kurdish militants killed a soldier, village guard and three workers in attacks in three separate provinces in southeastern Turkey on Monday, officials said.
